The Data Lab, in collaboration with Scottish Development International (SDI), are delighted to support a limited number of places to attend the Strata Data Conference: Make Data Work in New York, taking place from 26 to 28 September 2017. Passes for the conference will be supplied by The Data Lab. Strata Data Conference is a […]
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New job site targets Scotland’s booming digital technologies industry
A new free-to-use job site has been launched by FutureScot.com, targeting the growing digital technologies sector in Scotland. The industry is currently experiencing rapid growth; a recent survey by ScotlandIS found that 82% of Scotland’s digital technologies businesses expect sales to increase in 2017. 78% of firms forecast that they will hire more staff this […]
The Search for Big Data and Data Science
Guest blog post by Brian Rutherford, Co-founding Director of Eyecademy The first thing that struck me, sitting in the conference room three stories up in the New York Marriot, was how mature Data science and Big Data was in the US. I’d been following Big Data and Data Science for the past two years but […]
Urban Tide’s time with a Big Data MSc student
Guest blog post by Urban Tide We had the pleasure of spending the last few months with Big Data MSc student Christopher Lunny at Urban Tide HQ. During his time with us, Christopher did some really interesting things with Transport for London data and developed some incredible data vizualisations (more on that later.) Before he […]
An Introduction to Augmented Reality App Development
Guest blog post from Waracle What is Augmented Reality (AR)? The world of mobile technology moves at lightning pace. If you’re a software development manager, trying to stay on top of the latest trends it is almost a full-time job in itself. Staying in tune with the latest trends is tricky that’s why we’re […]
The Data Lab Launches UK’s First Data Festival – DataFest17
The Data Lab is bringing the UK’s first ever week-long data science festival to Scotland in partnership with Sainsbury’s Bank in March 2017. The inaugural DataFest17 will be a celebration of innovation and will showcase Scotland’s leading data science capabilities, attracting international experts in data science to Scotland. Gillian Docherty, CEO of The Data Lab, […]
Data Disruption in TV Advertising
Guest post by Calum Smeaton, CEO and founder, TVSquared In 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon took part in the first televised presidential debate in the U.S. Kennedy, in a well-tailored suit, looked straight into the camera and commanded the attention of the 70 million people watching. Recovering from an illness, Nixon, on the […]
Daniel Craig clocks up the most mileage as James Bond
by Dr Richard Carter, Data Scientist, The Data Lab — It was in the summer of 1977 that it all began. My family was on holiday in the Isle of Wight when my father took me to the cinema to watch The Spy Who Loved Me. I only have one real memory of that day, […]
Data Talent Scotland a Success
The day came and went so quickly! After an intense 8 weeks of planning, we are glad to say it was all worth it and Data Talent Scotland was a success. Feedback form students, business, universities and data enthusiasts has been great and we are already looking forward to DTS 2017. Hosted by The Data […]
Inspiring young women for a future in STEM
In commemoration of International Women’s Day (IWD) earlier this week, it is important to take stock. Over the past year equality issues have enjoyed a higher profile but there are still key gaps whether in pay or the proportion of women in key roles. Indeed a recent report showed that one third of schoolgirls in […]